> > And from a performance point of view letting applications voluntarily > > free some memory is better even than starting to swap. > > Absolutely. the mem_notify patch can realize "just before starting swapping" notification :) to be honest, I don't know fs guys requirement. if lacking feature of fs guys needed, I implement it with presure if you tell me it. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html